Dr. Susan Kwok, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
268 E 188th St Bronx NY, 10458About
Dr. Susan Kwok practices Endocrinology in New York, NY. Dr. Kwok specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Kwok examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Sackler School of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Awards
- Patients’ Choice Award 2011
Fellowships
- Stanford University Hospital endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism 1997
Fellowships
- Stanford University Hospital (1997)
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Get to know Endocrinologist Dr. Susan Kwok, who serves patients in New York, New York.
Dr. Kwok is a well-versed endocrinologist whose specialities include internal medicine, endocrine disorders, diabetes, and bone diseases. Licensed to practice medicine in New York, she is affiliated with Mount Sinai Beth Israel.
Mount Sinai Beth Israel is a 799-bed teaching hospital in New York City, New York. It is part of the Mount Sinai Health System, a nonprofit health system formed in September 2013 by the merger of Continuum Health Partners and Mount Sinai Medical Center, and an academic affiliate of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Educated in Israel, Dr. Kwok graduated with her medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine in 1990. Upon relocating to the United States, she performed her residency in internal medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center and her fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at Stanford University Hospital in 1993 and 1997, respectively.
Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. Endocrinologists have the training to diagnose and treat hormone imbalances and problems by helping to restore the normal balance of hormones in the body. The common diseases and disorders of the endocrine system that endocrinologists deal with include diabetes mellitus, as well as adrenal, pituitary, and thyroid disorders, among others.
With over three decades of experience, Dr. Kwok is the recipient of Patients’ Choice Award (2011).
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